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APT Attacks & Prevention

eSecurity Planet

For example, the BlackTech cyber-espionage ATP group, suspected to be backed by the Chinese government, sent emails containing Excel files with malicious macros to Japanese and Taiwanese corporations in the defense technology, media, and communications sectors. Manufactured BackDoor Vulnerabilities. Maintain Vigilance.

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Exclusive: MalwareMustDie analyzes a new IoT malware dubbed Linux/ AirDropBot

Security Affairs

But let’s go back to the beginning of the story when my very good friend @0xrb found in his honeypot this new “ Mirai like ” Linux malware, which has important differences with the Mirai implementation. The beginning of the story: another IoT malware in the wild?

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